Notebook Vocabulary Terms

The point of view in Literature where one of the characters is telling the story as he/she experienced the events. Told through their own eyes.

• Third Person Point of View

• First Hand Account

• Second Hand Account

• First Person Point of View

The message of a piece of text the author wants the reader to understand.

• Plot

• Theme

• Setting

• Characters

Who or What the passage/text is about is called?

• Point

• Topic

Topic + Point =

• Plot

• Main Idea

• Evidence

Explicit Characterization is ?

• directly stated in the authors words.

• indirectly stated (implied) through gestures, movements, actions.

Implicit or Indirect Characterization is ?

• shown through gestures, movements, or actions of a character.

• specifically stated through a characters words.

It wasn’t long before the dog was munching a biscuit, and this time I walked over to him, and as I drew near I spoke gently, “Here, boy,” I said, squatting down in front of him. “Come on, let’s have a look at you.”

• Indirect Characterization

• Direct Characterization

I nudged my companion. “There he goes again. I always think a dog looks very appealing sitting up like that.”

• Indirect Characterization

• Direct Characterization

Third Person Point of View is told by someone who is not directly involved in the plot.

• TRUE

• FALSE

I, Me, Mine, My, Our, We, are signal words for which Point of View?

• First person or First Hand Account

• Third person or Second Hand Account